When Food Safety Practices Succumb to Consumer Perception Consumer perception is a very powerful factor in consumer purchasing behavior. We all know that if consumers don’t buy your product, you don’t make money. So understanding consumer buying habits and perceptions...

Since 2004, the U.S. has recognized September as National Preparedness Month. September was originally chosen because the tragedies of September 11, 2001, highlighted the importance of being prepared. But the September observance is particularly applicable in 2021 as the fall...

While the news continues to be dominated by the virus-that-shall-not- be-named, there are many important food safety studies and developments taking place but eliciting only secondary or in-industry headlines. One of these that TAG has recently been noticing and following...

If an employee had a food safety concern in one of your facilities, would they speak up? If so, would they speak to a supervisor; talk about it with peers; post it on social media; or “blow the whistle” externally?...

It often is said that food safety is a non-competitive aspect of the food industry. That is exactly as it should be in relation to industry sharing of best practices for the protection of food and its consumers. But there...

It’s Monday morning and you walk into your office to discover that your service center received two calls over the weekend from consumers who experienced physical reactions after consuming your product. On reading through the call logs, you discover both...

How the Next “Shock and Awe” Headline Could Impact Your Business Food businesses have long had to deal with sensationalized and overhyped media and social media reporting of food “contamination” issues – be it the alleged “shrimp tails” in cereal...

FDA To Adjust Foreign Country Food Safety Systems Recognition Oversight FDA continues to leverage ways to improve use of resources and utilize risk-based systems to allocate resources, including inspections. Regulation of imported foods has been a risk-based system for years...

Food safety culture has been gaining ground in food facilities for several years, but it has taken on a new impetus in recent years with standards and regulatory bodies around the world emphasizing its importance: i.e., U.S. New Era of...

Raw Flour: Maintaining the Chain of Food Safety into the Home It was just another typical June day, until it wasn’t. The sisters were baking up a batch of cookies, and “like a lot people do, eating a little raw...